{"id":139033,"date":"2025-11-14T07:19:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T07:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/139033\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T07:19:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T07:19:09","slug":"from-smartphones-to-smart-glasses-rokids-latest-ai-frames-join-chinas-new-device-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/139033\/","title":{"rendered":"From smartphones to smart glasses: Rokid\u2019s latest AI frames join China\u2019s new device race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Hangzhou-based AI and augmented-reality (AR) glasses maker Rokid on Thursday unveiled a lightweight, AI-powered eyewear device built in partnership with Chinese eyewear brand Bolon, as rivals race to make smart glasses the next mass-market device after the smartphone.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The new model features a 38.5g D-shaped black frame and supports customised prescription lenses, allowing it to be worn like a regular pair of sunglasses with a more fashion-focused look.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">It includes a physical control button and a touchpad on the right temple. Powered by Qualcomm\u2019s AR1 chipset, the glasses can record video, take photos, play music and provide navigation.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cAI glasses are approaching their \u2018iPhone moment\u2019,\u201d said Misa Zhu Mingming, Rokid\u2019s CEO and founder.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Despite lacking a display, the new device is integrated with leading Chinese AI models \u2013 including Alibaba\u2019s Qwen, DeepSeek, ByteDance\u2019s Doubao and Zhipu \u2013 enabling a voice-activated digital assistant.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The frame starts at 2,199 yuan (US$310) and prescription lenses cost extra. It carries the branding of Bolon, a domestic eyewear label now part of the EssilorLuxottica group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hangzhou-based AI and augmented-reality (AR) glasses maker Rokid on Thursday unveiled a lightweight, AI-powered eyewear device built in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139034,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[576,72,114,113,240,61,60,166,43,387,10178,850,80,90,386],"class_list":["post-139033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-asia","tag-business","tag-china","tag-economy","tag-hong-kong","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-lifestyle","tag-news","tag-opinion","tag-south-china-morning-post","tag-sport","tag-technology","tag-us","tag-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}